Background

Mr. George Bell, also known as Greg, serves as an Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners. Mr. Bell served as the Managing Director of General Catalyst Partners from 2006 to 2010 where he focused on investment opportunities in consumer, new media and Internet businesses. He was also Partner of General Catalyst Partners. He focuses on identifying and supporting digital media and consumer businesses disrupting traditional models. Previously, he served as the ... President of JumpTap, Inc. Mr. Bell joined Jumptap, Inc. on September 27, 2010 and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bell served as Director of JumpTap, Inc. since September 2010. Mr. Bell served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Upromise, Inc. He served as Director of Upromise, Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of At Home Corporation until April 23, 2001 and served as its Chairman and President. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Excite, Inc. (Excite@Home) since January 1996 and served as its President. He served as Director of Excite, Inc since January 1996. Previously, Mr. Bell founded The Outdoor Life Network/The Outdoor Life Channel (OLN, now Versus Network) and served as the Senior Vice President at Times Mirror Magazines, where he oversaw all aspects of eight national and special interest magazines, such as SKI and Field & Stream. He served at NBC Sports Network LP. He served as an Executive Officer of Versus Lp. He served as Special Advisor of Vitrue, Inc. Mr. Bell serves as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, New England Advisory Board of Trust for Public Land, and National Urban Squash and Education Association. He serves as Director of TicketsLive Corporation and ShortTail Media, Inc. He serves as the Director at nToggle, Inc., Big Fish Games, PhotoShelter, Going, Inc, and WonderHowTo. He has been a Director of John Wiley & Sons Inc. since November 2013. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of Adsafe, Next Jump inc. and Simulmedia, Inc. He also serves as an Observer at Big Fish. He is also on the board of National Board of Trust for Public Land. He serves as Trustee of Massachusetts Software & Internet Council. Mr. Bell served as the Chairman of Harris Interactive Inc. from May 5, 2005 to October 26, 2009. He served as Director of Harris Interactive Inc. from January 1, 2004 to October 26, 2009. He served as Vice Chairman of Millennial Media Inc. from September 2013 to May 29, 2014 and served as its Director until May 29, 2014. He served as Director and Board Observer of Vitrue, Inc. He served as Director of HubSpot, Inc. until August 2009. He served as Director of DataLogix Holdings, Inc. since November 2009. He served as Special Advisor to the Board at HubSpot, Inc. He served as Director of At Home Corporation and AptSoft Corporation. He has been involved in the creation and growth of consumer businesses for 30 years. He has operational experience and domain expertise. Mr. Bell won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award both in Northern California and New England. He was a four-time Emmy Award-winning producer and writer of adventure, wildlife, and vanishing culture documentaries for ABC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. Mr. Bell has featured in TIME, Fortune, Forbes, and Business Week. He appeared regularly on CNBC as guest and co-host, and spoken extensively on new media, convergence, and leadership. Mr. Bell holds a B.A. in English from Harvard College.

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